created sense approved 反而 · fǎn'ér · on the contrary — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
反而
fǎn'ér
on the contrary
on the contrary; instead; used to indicate that a result or situation is the opposite of what was expected
反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · on the contrary 而 (bound) → 而 · ér · [suffix]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition